"For two consecutive days, President Trump has launched into racist tirades targeting Minnesota's Somali community. Yesterday, his remarks included comments about Somalis as a group and mentioned deporting Somali-American Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. His remarks began after a reporter asked the president about a fraud investigation in Minnesota, where some Somalis, among others, were convicted of defrauding social service programs. Making derogatory and racist comments about an"
"A Pentagon watchdog has determined that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth risked the safety of U.S. servicemembers when he shared highly sensitive military plans on the Signal messaging app before an attack on Yemen. An inspector general report, which is expected to be released today, criticizes the way he shared sensitive information about airstrikes against Yemen back in March. The group chat on the encrypted messaging app included journalist Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic."
President Trump directed racist remarks at Minnesota's Somali community for two consecutive days, referencing Somalis as a group and suggesting deportation of Somali-American Representative Ilhan Omar after a reporter asked about a fraud investigation where some Somalis were convicted. The mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul defended the Somali community amid reports of heightened immigration enforcement. Minnesota has the largest Somali population in the U.S. Separately, a Pentagon watchdog concluded that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth risked servicemembers' safety by sharing sensitive military plans on an encrypted app before a Yemen attack, and an inspector general report criticizes that sharing.
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